Guide to Registration as a Dental Hygienist

To register as a dental hygienist

  • For holders of prescribed dental hygiene qualifications (excluding those who have passed the Dental Council's New Zealand Dental Hygiene Registration Examination (NZDHREX)) click here
  • For holders of non-prescribed dental hygiene qualifications click here
  • For Australian registered dental hygienists click here
  • Applying to have an exclusion removed from your dental hygiene scope of practice click here
  • For details of the scope of dental hygiene practice, click here
  • To apply for entry to the Dental Council's New Zealand Dental Hygiene Registration Examination (NZDHREX) click here